Blackberry 7730, 7780 Sending SMS messages

1: Messages

20 User Guide

Sending SMS messages

You can send SMS messages to contacts who have an SMS-

compatible phone number. SMS messages can contain up to 160

characters.

If your service provider supports SMS concatenation, an SMS

message that contains more than 160 characters, is sent over the

wireless network in multiple, successive messages that appear on

your handheld as one message. The number of characters that you

type, and the number of messages that are required to send your

message, appear in the upper right corner of the screen.

Send an SMS message

1. Open the messages application. The Messages screen appears.

2. Click the trackwheel. A menu appears.

3. Click Compose SMS. The Select Address screen appears.

4. Click [Use Once]. A menu appears.

Prerequisite: To send SMS messages, the following requirements must be

met:

•The wireless coverage indicator should show a level of wireless coverage.

•GPRS, gprs, or GSM must appear with the wireless coverage indicator on

the Home screen.

Contents

Main Page Contents Page Messages Email and PIN messages Opening messages Open a message Sending email and PIN messages Send a message Send a message to a contact in your address book Send an email message using a link Reply to a message Forward a message Resend a message Edit and resend a message Managing address book attachments Send an address book attachment Open an address book attachment Page Managing file attachments Open the table of contents of a file attachment Open a file attachment Navigate in spreadsheet format Set file attachment options 4. Click the trackwheel. A menu appears. 5. Click Save. The options are saved. Setting message options Set message options 1. Open the messages application. The Messages screen appears. Set the importance level of a message SMS messages Opening SMS messages Open an SMS message Sending SMS messages Send an SMS message Page Send an SMS message to a contact in your address book Reply to an SMS message Forward an SMS message Resend an SMS message Setting SMS message options Managing messages Saving messages Save a message Deleting messages Delete a message Delete messages prior to a specific date Empty the deleted messages folder on your computer from your handheld Reconciling email messages Filing email messages File an email message Searching for messages Search for a message 2. In one or more of the following fields, type message information: 3. In one or more of the following fields, press the Space key until the preferred option appears: View, edit, or delete a saved search Search for a message by sender, recipient, or subject Marking messages Mark a message as unopened or opened Mark messages prior to a specific date as opened Page Address book Adding contacts Desktop Software: Backup and Restore Help Create a contact 4. In one or more of the following fields, type contact information: 1. Open the address book application. The Find screen appears. 5. Click the trackwheel. A menu appears. 6. Click Save. The contact is saved. Create a group Add contact information from the Messages screen Add contact information from the Phone screen Add contact information from a link Add contact information from your SIM card phone book Managing the address book Open a contact or group Edit a contact Edit a group Delete a contact or group Search for a contact in a remote address book Setting address book options Set address book options Managing the SIM card phone book View the SIM card phone book Create a SIM card contact Edit a SIM card contact Delete a SIM card contact Page Page Phone Making phone calls Make a phone call Call a contact using speed dial Call a contact that appears on your Phone screen Call a contact in your address book Call a contact using a link Call an emergency phone number Call your voice mail Answering phone calls Answer a phone call Using phone features Adjust the volume Place a phone call on hold Mute a phone call Alternate between phone calls Make a conference call Use other applications during a phone call Dial letters in phone numbers Using speed dial Assign a speed dial letter Assign speed dial to a contact in your address book Change the contact assigned to a speed dial letter Remove a phone number from the speed dial list Managing phone call logs Open a phone call log Create or edit phone call notes Forward a phone call log Delete a phone call log Search for a phone call log Setting phone options View phone options Setting call logging Set call logging Setting call barring Set call barring options Enable or disable call barring Change your call barring password Setting call forwarding Set call forwarding profiles Enable or disable a call forwarding profile Setting call waiting Set call waiting Setting fixed dialing numbers Enable or disable fixed dialing number mode Add a contact to the FDN list Edit a contact in the FDN list Delete a contact from the FDN list Setting general phone options Set general phone options Setting smart dialing options Set general smart dialing options Set corporate smart dialing options Setting voice mail options Set voice mail options Viewing phone information View phone information Reset call timers Page Page Browser About the handheld browsers Configuring a browser Configure a browser Browsing web pages Open a web page by typing a URL Open a web page from a link Cancel a web page request Navigate on a web page Navigate between web pages View images on a web page Refresh a web page Save a web page to the Messages screen View the URL of a web page View the security settings for a web page Download applications Using bookmarks Create a bookmark Open a bookmark Edit a bookmark Move a bookmark Delete a bookmark Create a folder for bookmarks Rename a folder for bookmarks Move between folders for bookmarks Managing the browser Close a web page Hide the browser Close the browser View the browser history Clear a browser cache View the browser connection information Setting browser options Set browser options Page Page Navigating in the calendar Change the calendar format View the current date View a specific date View the next or previous date 1. Open the calendar. The calendar appears. 3. Select one of the following options: Managing appointments and meetings Desktop Software: Intellisync Help Create an appointment or meeting Page Create an appointment quickly Open an appointment or meeting Open a meeting from the Messages screen Accept or decline a meeting invitation Edit an appointment or meeting Page Delete an appointment or meeting Setting calendar options Set calendar options Page Other applications Task s Create a task Open a task Edit a task Change the status of a task Delete a task Set task options MemoPad Create a memo Open a memo Edit a memo Delete a memo Set MemoPad options Calculator Perform a calculation Convert measurements Alarm Set the alarm Turn off the alarm Games Start a game BrickBreaker Navigate in BrickBreaker Set BrickBreaker options Page Options Handheld options View handheld options 1. Open the options application. The Options screen appears. About View handheld information Applications View application information Auto On/Off Set Auto On/Off options Enable or disable Auto On/Off AutoText View AutoText entries Create an AutoText entry Edit an AutoText entry Delete an AutoText entry Browser Set browser options Date/Time Set the date and time Firewall Accept or deny a connection request Reset firewall settings Localization Select a display language Message services Change your default message service Network Set network options Select a network manually Register your handheld manually Owner Set owner information Profiles Enable a notification profile Create a notification profile Edit a notification profile Delete a notification profile Download notification tunes Manage a tune Screen/Keyboard Set screen and keyboard settings Security Set security options Set a password Change the password Disable the password Lock your handheld Unlock your handheld Perform Security Self Tests Service book View service books Accept a service book SIM card Enable or disable SIM card security Change the SIM card PIN code SMS Status View status items Theme Select a theme TLS Set TLS options WAP Push Set WAP Push options WTLS Set WTLS options Page Icons Address book Messages Phone Browser Calendar Other applications Troubleshooting Tasks Alarm Miscellaneous Page Getting Started and Quick Reference Card. 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